“[The teacher] told me since she didn’t know what I was, I should be
on a team of my own,” said Holmes at an SPLC press conference.
Holmes, now home-schooled, said she faced routine harassment from
students and teachers. When she tried to report this to the school’s
principal, she says she was told: “I don’t want a dyke in this school.”
The SPLC launched an investigation of the school after receiving
Holmes’ letter, and said they had found widespread evidence of anti-LGBT
bullying by staff and pupils. Some students reported that when they
told school officials they were being bullied, they were told “Suck it up.”